Integration Guide

HTML Variables for Website Payments Standard
HTML Variables for Subscribe Buttons
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356 September 2008 Website Payments Standard Integration Guide
HTML Variables for Subscribe Buttons
HTML variables for Subscribe buttons set the terms of subscriptions and their recurring
payments.
TABLE A.7 HTML Variables for Subscribe Buttons
Name
Required
or
Optional Description
Character
Length
business Required Your PayPal ID or an email address associated with your PayPal
account. Email addresses must be confirmed.
item_name Optional Description of item being sold (maximum 127 characters). If you
are collecting aggregate payments, this can include a summary of
all items purchased, tracking numbers, or generic terms such as
“subscription.” If omitted, customer will see a field in which they
have the option of entering an Item Name
currency_code Optional The currency of prices for trial periods and the subscription. The
default is USD.
For allowable values, see
Table 7.6, “Currencies Allowed for
Transactions and Balances,” on page 316
.
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a1 Optional Trial period 1 price. For a free trial period, specify 0.
p1 See
description.
Trial period 1 duration. Required if you specify a1. Specify an
integer value in the allowable range for the units of duration that
you specify with t1.
2
t1 See
description.
Trial period 1 units of duration. Required if you specify a1.
Allowable values:
z D – for days; allowable range for p1 is 1 to 90
z W – for weeks; allowable range for p1 is 1 to 52
z M – for months; allowable range for p1 is 1 to 24
z Y – for years; allowable range for p1 is 1 to 5
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a2 Optional Trial period 2 price. Can be specified only if you also specify a1.
p2 See
description.
Trial period 2 duration. Required if you specify a2. Specify an
integer value in the allowable range for the units of duration that
you specify with t2.
2
t2 See
description.
Trial period 2 units of duration. Allowable values:
z D – for days; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 90
z W – for weeks; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 52
z M – for months; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 24
z Y – for years; allowable range for p2 is 1 to 5
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a3 Required Regular subscription price.